"We are here, Ji Hyo." Her mother notify her who had been daydreaming in the car for the whole time. Ji Hyo blinked her eyes in confusion. The car was stopped at the roadside, where there's a small bungalow. Neat and tidy.

"Thank you for driving me here, omma." Ji Hyo thanked while unfastened her seat belt.

"Ji Hyo ah.. Whatever happened back then, please forget the man who you love, and moved on."

Ji Hyo heard every sentence what her mom said. She just went muted and slammed the door shut. Leaving her mom alone in the car, all by herself. "I will wait you here, Ji Hyo ah." Her mother spoken as she rolled down the car window.

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Ji Hyo gazed at each spot of the house where Kwang Soo used to lived. The few flower pots laid side by side are still freshly alive. It seemed impossible for the flowers to survive that long at a deceased man's house. "Could there be someone else who lives here?" She takes a shallow breath and knocked the door with her fist, without using much strength on it.

She hears the door clicked from the inside. As the door was opened, Ji Hyo gasped as she met someone who's familiar.

"Kyung Soo??"

"Ji Hyo ssi??"

They both spoke simultaneously with a shock. "What are you doing here?" 

"I'm asking you again, Kyung Soo... What are you doing here?" Ji Hyo questioned him with a deep frown appearing on her forehead.

"Me?" Kyung Soo gave a snort and answered her. "Funny question you asked actually. I actually live here.. That's why I asked you."

"You... With Kwang Soo?"

"Kwang Soo??? Hold on… you know him?" Ji Hyo just gave a half smile and nodded gently. He stood aside, leaving a big gap at the door entrance. "Alright... Come on in then." He nailed the door shut and walked behind Ji Hyo who was ahead of him. "Kwang Soo once told me that sooner or later, there will be a lady who would come over for him. I was surprise that it's you."

He cleaned the mess where the newspapers that was covered the entire couch. "Sorry for the terrible mess, Ji Hyo ssi. I wasn't expecting for guest at this moment." He filled the empty cup with drinking water and served Ji Hyo politely. "Here.. Have some drinks, Ji Hyo ssi. I got nothing much here, but just a drinking water."

"Thank you, Kyung Soo." She paused and sip the liquid from the cup.

"I heard from the others that that you were involved in a road accident, and fell into a coma. It felt so different when you weren't around. I sort of miss you for those time when you weren't around." Kyung Soo tapped his fingers on his thighs. Feeling embarrassed with what he just spilled out. "Erm.. You felt much better now didn't you, Ji Hyo ssi?"

  "I'm feeling better for now. Thank you for asking, Kyung Soo." " And about Kwang Soo...."

Kyung Soo answered her in a swift. "I could make a wild guess of the reason why are you here."

"So uhm.. Could you tell me more.. About him?"

Kyung Soo nod and gave a bitter smile. He does feel upset when he received a sudden call from the hospital. Informing him about his best pal's death in the car accident. Eventually, Kyung Soo knew that Ji Hyo was the survivor in the tragic accident. He blame her at first of course, but then he started to think that it's Kwang Soo's fate. "Kwang Soo... Is a hyung to me. A true brother...thats What I could describe about him.

"So how did you met him?"

"Fate… That's what I would say, Ji Hyo ssi." "We both are orphan when we were young. I came before Kwang Soo hyung, just a few days gap. I was always the troublemaker, while Kwang Soo hyung is the innocent one. When I was in a bad trouble, he would come over to save me. Putting himself on danger. As we grew older, i was invited by an old friend to join a clan. I didn't know that they are part of gangster. I tried of leaving, but ending up got beaten for my action. I was afraid of telling anyone about those bruises I got from beaten up. But when Kwang Soo saw me in fear, he approach me and spoken to me." Kyung Soo was all in tears when he told her his past stories. He sniffed and erased the tears and continued.

"On that day, he did looked for them, taking over my spot and begged them. With a condition for me to leave, he was forced to get beaten. It was bad that he couldn't even blinked his eyes well, that he was hospitalized for weeks. " "I know that he's going to be a good friend if I stay by his side. So I decided to be treat him well. When he need a hand, there will be me. So we both actually protect each other, cheer each other when one of us went upset. It lasted very long.. Until now." "I will be back for a moment."

He excused himself and came back, with a few photo album in his hand. "Here's some photo album that we captured all these while."

As Ji Hyo flipped each pages, she couldn't stop smiling. How cute Kwang Soo looked like when he was young. "He looks the same.. Just as the time I saw him."

"Hyung... I miss him so much. It's actually a waste he left so soon." They turned silent for a moment, until Ji Hyo finally flipped the very last page of the photo album. "Would you like to have a look at his room as well?" Kyung Soo asked, and she nodded gently.

"Upstairs then.. "Kwang Soo lead the way, till there's a closed door at the corner right. "Here's Kwang Soo's room. I never step into this room... For a few months since he left. If you need anything else, I will be downstairs." Kyung Soo just left her alone after unlocking the doorknob.

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Ji Hyo had her eyes on Kwang Soo's photo that was placed at the study table. She then gazed with amazed. each area of the wall, was painted well. Sketches were pasted on the DIY board. Walls were painted with good figure, some were part of his collection. "Beautiful arts~" She spoken. At the corner of the wall, there were few portraits that were covered with white cloths. She pulled it away, showing the portrait hidden beneath the cloth.

She went stunned. "It can't be... How did he know?" Those were photos of her.

Every portrait was painted perfectly. And with that, she shattered in tears. She just kneel down and weep. "I'm so sorry, Kwang Soo!! I'm so sorry." She knew that if it's wasn't the malfunction break, he would be here. Standing next to her and did those action that what couples do. To her, it's her entire fault for the cause.

Kyung Soo heard her sob from downstairs. He was still in the dilemma of Kwang Soo's death. With a cup of hot tea in his grip, he headed with light steps. Preventing from making loud noise to scare her. He turned the knob and saw Ji Hyo who was on the ground, crying terribly.

He didn't know how to confront the sober lady. He's really bad at doing so. The truth is he never seen someone who cried that bad before.

He went closer to Ji Hyo and was on his knees. With the same level as Ji Hyo, he brushed her head awkwardly. "Cry as much you can, Ji Hyo. I'm sure Kwang Soo wouldn't want to see you in this condition."

Five Months Later

Those few months was a bitter moment for Ji Hyo to accept. But somehow, she managed to control herself. She realized that work may be important in her life, but of course family comes first. She regretted of putting her work over her family previously. When her work ends at six o'clock, she eventually leave the office, spend her time with her family and also visited her father who was ill. Thankfully her father was in a speed recovery whenever she visited. "It's a miracle. To see appa recovered that quick." Ji Hyo said when she witnessed her father was able to get up from his bed.

Her interest in arts too had been improved. She had made up her mind of drawing a family portrait. It was hard at first, even it takes a longer period that she expected to complete it.

During the day when her father's been discharged, she gifted the family portrait to him. "I may had neglect you for a long time. But with this, I'm showing how much I love you, appa. I hope you love it as well."

"Thank you... It's really beautiful, Ji Hyo." Her father praised. "I would like this portrait to be hang at out living room. What do you think?"

"That will be a great suggestion." Ji Hyo pulled out the chair and hung it carefully on the wall. "I guess my skills will need to be improved more, appa. Sooner or later, I'm going to sell them off. And people will know who I am. As an artist."

During weekends as well, she would come over to Kyung Soo's house and had a long chat. Having their lunch together and take a few cups of hot tea till it's late. Their conversation isn't just about him, but she would question about Kwang Soo's old life as well. She still loves him, but she had accept the fact that he gone.

At one night, she requested to stay overnight at Kyung Soo's house. Of course, he was delighted to hear that. She was given Kwang Soo's room. Nothing changes. All his belongings are still placed on the same position. Kyung Soo did stepped in once a while to clean the room, but he never changed the position of the belongings.

When it's getting late, Ji Hyo changed into her night attire and stumbled into the bed lazily. It felt that Kwang Soo was just next to her when she's in this room. She just turned back and her eyes fixed on the empty spot of the bed. She could still feel his presence despite she can't see him around. "Thank you for everything, Kwang Soo. I love you."

"I love you too~" The voice of Kwang Soo, ringing in her ear.

*This story has actually completed, but I had the mind of creating another chapter. The very last chapter before I officially end this story. That will be a chapter that is specially on Kwang Soo's POV. And thank you following up with my story despite I had been a hiatus for quite some time. Your comments are welcoming to me.  Thank you for reading once again! ^^*